Friends with BenefitsEvery generation of teenagers seems to find a way to alarm its elders about sex. But what if anything has changed since you were dating? Ever heard of a "friend with benefits?" And when teenagers say they "hooked up" -- does it mean they met a friend at a club, "fooled around," or actually had sex? Join NPR's Neal Conan and his guests for the latest dispatches from the frontlines of courtship

Guests:

Benoit Denizet-Lewis *Contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine *Wrote the recent article, "Friends, Friends with Benefits and the Benefits of the Local Mall"

Jane Brown *Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of North Carolina *Co-editor of Sexual Teens, Sexual Media

Beth Bailey *Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico *Author of the book From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in 20th Century America

Carrie Lukas *Director of policy, Independent Women's Forum *Organized "Take Back the Date," a campaign that promotes dating on college campuses

Every generation of teenagers seems to find a way to alarm its elders about sex. But what if anything has changed since you were dating? Ever heard of a "friend with benefits?" And when teenagers say they "hooked up" — does it mean they met a friend at a club, "fooled around," or actually had sex? Join NPR's Neal Conan and his guests for the latest dispatches from the frontlines of courtship

Guests:

Benoit Denizet-Lewis *Contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine *Wrote the recent article, "Friends, Friends with Benefits and the Benefits of the Local Mall"

Jane Brown *Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of North Carolina *Co-editor of Sexual Teens, Sexual Media

Beth Bailey *Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico *Author of the book From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in 20th Century America

Carrie Lukas *Director of policy, Independent Women's Forum *Organized "Take Back the Date," a campaign that promotes dating on college campuses